The
Division Artillery (DIVARTY) of the 3rd Infantry
Division consisted of a headquarters battery, three
FA battalions equipped with 155mm self-propelled
howitzers, a separate FA battery equipped with the
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and a target
acquisition battery (TAB). Each howitzer battalion
was in direct support (DS) of a maneuver brigade,
while the MLRS battery provided general support and
reinforcing (GSR) fires. The MLRS battery was the
replacement for the 203mm self-propelled howitzer
battalion previously assigned for the GSR mission.
The target acquisition battery employed sound, flash
and radar methods to locate and classify targets.